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Personalization Helps Amazon Prevail
[Business]
2015/10/22 11:44
It's no secret that Amazon is the retail sector's biggest disruptor. As to why that is, BloomReach research found top-notch personalization to be the e-commerce giant's greatest strength.The fact that Amazon's dominance continues to hurt retailers is surprising to exactly no one. However, the reason for this isn't necessarily that consumers prefer Amazon. Amazon has managed to nail personalizat...
(Infographic) How Did We Get Here ?
[Business]
2015/10/22 11:44
This infographic by Igneous and entitled “How Did We Get Here?”, moves through time starting at the very beginning with the first storage medium, the human brain. It progresses to today where many promising vendors enter the space and projects to the future with up and coming technologies and a graveyard of storage companies, may they rest in peace.Infographic : http://infographicjournal.com/...
(Infographic) What the Real Estate Industry Should Know about Millennials
[Investing]
2015/10/21 11:14
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Millennials now number 83.1M – more than one quarter of the nation’s population. As the largest demographic cohort in America, Millennials are a powerful buying force and brands are vying for their attention. They are the largest source of new demand for rental housing and represent 32% of the U.S. home buying market and 68% of first-time home buyers . As...
Stanford Researchers Treat Autism With Google Glass
[Tech]
2015/10/21 11:14
As Google retools its Glass experiment, researchers at Stanford are using the device to help autistic children recognize and classify emotions.In a small office buried inside an administrative building at Stanford, Catalin Voss and Nick Haber are pairing face-tracking technology with machine learning to build at-home treatments for autism. The Autism Glass Project, a part of the Wall Lab in the...
(Video) Smart ‘Ring’ Turns Your Wall Into A Giant Touchscreen
[Product]
2015/10/21 11:14
An Israeli-startup has created a smart 'ring' that straps onto a person's finger and uses gestures to control a whole host of gadgets and items, from virtual screens to smart lights. Smart 'ring' transforms your wall into a giant screen: $149 Bird lets wearers control gadgets using finger flicks and swipes. Movements are then digitally translated onto virtual touchscreens, or can be used to con...
A Breakdown of The Sweet Side of Trader Joe’s Snackdom
[Product]
2015/10/21 11:13
We all know and love Trader Joe’s, the quirky neighborhood grocery store with a nautical/island theme and employees clad in Hawaiian shirts.{1} Trader Joe’s is adored for its low prices, particularly the low prices of its many private-label products, which make up roughly 80 percent of what it sells.{2} [click to enlarge]These are the snacks most likely to be binge-consumed by college student...
Only 3% of Facebook's News Feed is Ads
[Business]
2015/10/21 11:13
Just 3% of the Facebook News Feed is made up of ads, according to a study from social media marketing management company Socialbakers.That may seem surprising to some users who might assume their News Feeds are stuffed with promotional posts, and the fact that Facebook generated $11.5 billion in advertising revenue last year, but the study found that very few of the posts they see in the feed w...
(Video) Ontenna Hairclip Helps the Deaf “Hear” Using Vibrations and Light
[Product]
2015/10/21 11:13
While recent advances in high-tech hearing aids and cochlear implants are helping a wide range of people who have lost their hearing regain it, not every loss of hearing is correctable. New hearing aids require some measure of hearing left for the device to function, and those seeking cochlear implants need to meet a host of requirements to even be considered, including at least one functional...
Futuristic Cabin on Wheels - The Vitreous Car concept
[Design]
2015/10/21 11:13
The Vitreous Car concept doesn’t really epitomize “cuddly” but it sure looks compact and almost toy-ish. Don’t let its exterior fool you though. It definitely means business. Modeled less as a car and more as a moving space, the automobile’s inside layout is pretty remarkable. Chairs are designed to orient themselves in a number of ways, making the Vitreous switch between Car and Carriage,...
